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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “spearmint” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

49 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
spearmint136598(None) 
spearmints1443001spearmints
spearing113216102spear_ing
spearman1244942spearman_
spearmen1234852spearmen_
spermine12311432spe_rmine
pearling11912013_pearling
pearmain1245833_pearmain_
pearmains1345263_pearmains
perming123416093_pe_rming
permit10321683_pe_rmi_t
pharming16248143_pharming
prearming14139223prearming
rearming111413613_rearming
sarment9318763s__arment
seaming103222113s_ea_ming
searing83330923s_ear_ing
shearing123915903shear_ing
shearling1336923shearling
smearing113511753smear_ing
spamming15317603sp_amming
sparging122611133sp_arging
sparing104823873sp_ar_ing
sparking152812543sp_arking
sparling112714533sp_arling
sparring113112223sp_arring
spartina1037983sp_artina
spasming13227203sp_asming
speaking153212493spea_king
speaning113512243spea_ning
spearfish1743603spearfish
speargun1142733speargun_
spearguns1242243spearguns
spearlike1544143spearlike
spearwort1444723spearwort
speering113116323speer_ing
speiring113711263speir_ing
spermic1338523spe_rmi_c
spermines13310543spe_rmines
sprint84526793sp__r_int
steaming114013213stea_ming
stearin7312003stear_in_
stearine8311903stear_ine
stearins8312143stear_ins
supermind1449043supe_rmind
supermini1348953supe_rmini
swarming1458223s_warming
swearing123711443swear_ing
varmint12311683__varmint

Search took 9 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148641498.45617578.2
3Display Results49490.0301633.3
 (SQL Overall)178691498.90620064.1
 
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